Demand grows for better REA service in Holdenville meeting
At a Holdenville gathering, 36 patrons signed a petition for relief from unsatisfactory REA power. They urged formation or attachment to a reliable cooperative, seeking WPB approval to release a transformer needed to connect with Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holdenville
Peoples’ Electric Cooperative
Ada
Elmer Thomas
Lyle Boren
War Production Board
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co
Fittstown
WLB
Thomas
Boren
WPB
REA
Rural Electrification Administration
Okla
Earl Jones
J. O. Vernon
Vernon
Oklahoma
Jones
Senator Thomas
One Fighter Group In April Operations
The army reports the 12th Air Force P-47 group in the Mediterranean flew 131 combat missions in April, totaling 1,702 sorties and 3,451 hours. It expended 583,899 rounds, dropped over 670 tons of bombs, and destroyed or damaged rail lines, bridges, vehicles, aircraft, depots, and other military targets across 201 rail-line places and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Mediterranean
John Cannon
12Th Air Force
Two German P W Escaped POWs Captured in Kansas
Two German prisoners of war who escaped the Alva camp last Thursday were captured today at Kansas City Kansas. The FBI said Heinz Rath and Werner Wolf were nabbed by a railway officer as they tried to board a freight train. They hoped to reach New York for passage on a neutral ship to Germany.
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Kansas
Oklahoma City
CPI
Alva
Kansas City
Kas
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kenneth Logan
FBI
Heinz Rath
Werner Wolf
Logan
New York
Germany
America Needs A Man Slogan From Eddie Rickenbacker
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker urged that America needs a man who acts on convictions and defends labor, states rights, and free enterprise. He called for limiting presidential terms, reducing bureaucracy, and adding a fifth freedom of opportunity to the Atlantic Charter. He spoke in Kansas City for Memorial Day services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Eddie Rickenbacker
America
Ace
Good Wheat Crop Due In Oklahoma
UPI reports Oklahoma expects 55 to 65 million bushels of wheat after weekend rains. Harvest starts June 10 with peak about June 20, Enid district by June 15. Early barley oats fair to good. corn warmed by sun. cotton stands good. grain sorghum planting continues. pastures good and summer grazing outlook excellent.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Oklahoma
Santa Fe Railway
Oklahoma Wheat Belt
Enid
Lindsay
Oklahoma Colleges Offer Research Facilities to Board
Oklahoma colleges and universities under the state regents will make research facilities available to the state planning and resources board for postwar planning. Professors will aid in determining which communities suit specific industries. May 306.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Regents For Higher Education
state planning and _ resources board
Don McBride
State Also Lays Claim To Truscott
EUFAULA Okla May 30 Texas may claim Maj Gen Lucian King Truscott Jr as a native son but McIntosh county residents found evidence linking the Anzio beach head leader to Oklahoma He taught at Mountain View country school near Eufaula and his mother taught at Raiford while his family lived in Onapa where his father was a country doctor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eufaula
Okla
Texas
Lucian King Truscott
McIntosh County
Oklahoma
U. S
Truscott
Mountain View Country School
Raiford
Onapa
Shelf Looms For Work Fight Bill In Senate
The Bailey Brewster work or fight bill appears headed for a senate shelf as the Austin Wadsworth draft of the universal service measure gathers dust. Chairman Reynolds cites lack of interest and may reconvene hearings only if sponsors request it. Senator Austin says public support exists, while Bailey and Brewster aim to reclassify 4F men for essential jobs and extend the job yardstick to men ages 38 to 45.
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Washington
Senate
Reynolds
N. C
Austin
Wadsworth
N. Y
Bailey
Brewster
Two Medal of Honor Heroes See War's Long Battle Ahead
Kansas City May 30 Two Congressional Medal of Honor recipients predict the war's end remains distant. Sgt Charles Edward Kelly and Lt Ernest Childers say the hard fight lies ahead while touring plants before speaking at a Memorial day program. Capt Edward V Ritenbacker will headline the Memorial day service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Charles Edward
Commando) Kelly
Pittsburgh
Ernest Childers
Broken Arrow
Okla
Kasas City
Kelly
Cuttlefish Eye Diameter Reaches 14 Inches
Some cuttlefish species possess eyes measuring 14 inches across, a remarkable feature noted in recent observations. Researchers highlight the adaptation as part of the cephalopod's visual biology and predator avoidance strategies.
Future Rationing To Be More Rigid Says Bowles
Bowles, head of the OPA, says rationing will grow stricter and cover more items. The War Food Administration reports large egg purchases will convert surplus to animal feed to meet price pledges. Deputy rationing chief Phillips warns meat rationing could tighten significantly in six to nine months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Bowles
Washington
War Food Administration
Marvin Jones
Charles F. Phillips
Poll Tax Issue Heads Toward Party Conventions
The poll tax issue moves toward both Republican and Democratic conventions after Senate Judiciary Committee action. Leaders warn action on a constitutional amendment appears unlikely before the conventions. In Alabama races voters choose between incumbents Carter Menasco and John Newsome as poll tax repeal themes surface. Florida delegates vote to bind the delegation to President Roosevelt by a two thirds rule, while other southern leaders eye potential vice presidential contenders among national figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Senate Judiciary Committee
O’mahoney
D.-Wyo
Bailey
D.-N.c
Alabama
Carter Menasco
John Newsome
CIO
Political Action Committee
Florida
Roosevelt
Byrd
D.-Va
Washington
Peterson
D.-Ga
Hendricks
D.-Fla
Boykin
D.-Ala
Rayburn
D.-Tex
Senate
Barkley
D.-Ky
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Georgia Bar Association
Atlanta
Rain Keeps May Wet as Oklahoma Sees More Showers
Monday's brief rain extended the wet spell in Ada and across Oklahoma. The May total reached 9.96 inches, edging past last May’s 10.06 as scattered showers continue with temperatures between 65 and 87. Elk City, Waynoka, Enid, and Gage reported multiple tenths of an inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Associated Press
Oklahoma
Wheat Belt
Elk City
Waynoka
Enid
Gage
Oklahoma City
Old Navy Vet Held on Government Property Charge
Bernard C. Biezunski a 58 year old navy veteran was arraigned on possession of government property after federal agents found items in his Kansas City home. Bond set at 2500 dollars pending grand jury. Officers testified more than a truck load of government property including shovels utensils hinges silverware boots fans and blankets were recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Navy
U. S
Charles H. Thompson
Bernard C. Biezunski
Biezunski
C. C. Carper
Naval Intelligence
Italians in fighting near Rome say Italian army chief
Naples May 30 Italian liberation corps is actively fighting in the Rome battle according to Marshal Giovanni Messe chief of staff of the Italian army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Rome
Giovanni Messe
Aprilia on the Allied road to Rome falls to British forces
In Italy at the Aprilia corridor a ruined church looks over a battlefield as Allied troops recapture the fascist village after hours of bombardment. Corp. William Sweeney of Liverpool carries a wounded comrade from debris as Rome looms 18 miles away.
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Daniel DE Luce
Aprilia
Italy
Christ
Rome
Corp
William Sweeney
Liverpool
England
el Alamein
North Africa
Tommy
Anzio
Jimmy Lowrance Wounded At Tarawa Parade Of Ada High Star
Ada high school star Jimmy Lowrance a former basketball tennis and football letterman and state champion on the Ada team was wounded during the Tarawa battle after volunteering with a Marine patrol. He spent time in a Hawaii hospital where Major E R Muntz treated him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Lowrance
Tarawa
Hoyt Lowrance
Tulsa
Southwest Pacific
France
Ada High
Hawaii
E. R. Muntz
Jimmy
Marines
Wendell Crain
Battle of
East 13Th Street
Hoyt Lowrances
Rex Morrison
Elvan George
George
Ada
Bod de Mets
Billy
Church of Christ
Jimmy Lawrance
Jim Rutledese
East 12Th
Ben Allen
Gene
Sonny” West
Laddie Porter
Bill Little
Tommy Thomas
Pat
Mike Hall
Keith
Ross Miller
Crude Output Dropped Past Week
U S crude oil production fell by 10 700 barrels daily in the week ended May 27 to 4 515 250 barrels. Illinois declined 8 050 to 206 950, California 3 650 to 832 600, Kansas 250 to 283 550, Oklahoma 200 to 333 650, Texas 50 to 1 995 450, East Texas 100 to 364 000, and Louisiana 350 to 356 600. Rocky Mountain region rose 1 100 to 121 200, Eastern fields 300 to 72 200, Michigan 5 250 to 51 600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
United States
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Illinois
California
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
East Texas
Louisiana
Rocky Mountain
Eastern
Michigan
Rain Cancels All Paraguayan Business Appointments
In Paraguay rain leads to the common practice of canceling all business appointments, signaling a widespread shift in daily commerce and scheduling norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paraguay
East Central Grad Enlists as Navy Storekeeper
Elmer Lester Kirkpatrick, 48, of Tryon enlists at the navy recruiting station as a storekeeper second class. His three sons are at sea aboard navy ships, with Jean Harold 22, Dean Hugh 19, and John Andrew 17 serving on transports and battleships. Kirkpatrick, former teacher and administrator, holds degrees from East Central State, Oklahoma Baptist, and the University of Oklahoma. He hopes to join his sons at sea and may pursue a commission. He is a 32nd degree Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Elmer Lester Kirkpatrick
Tryon
Navy
Army
East Central State College
Ada
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee
University of Oklahoma
Jean Harold
Dean Hugh
John Andrew
Kirkpatrick
Tulsa World
Air Veteran at 16 Seeks Navy Aviation Career
Clifford R. Wherley, a 16 year old apprentice gunner with over 10 combat hours and 21 missions in the army air forces, is seeking naval enlistment. He hopes for regular boat training and a chance to be a pilot, citing the Navy’s lower age limit and his four decorations for action as a turret gunner in a B 26 Marauder over Tunisia and Sicily before his Navy bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Ill
Army Air Forces
Clifford R. Wherley
Yates City
Wheerley
Navy
Army
North Africa
Tunisia
Pantelleria
Sicily
Sardinia
More Sleeping Garments
Washington reports a 92.5 percent better chance for new sleeping garments for children and babies in 1944 due to increased production. The War Production Board notes knit underwear for children rose 40 percent in the first quarter of 1944 versus 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Army Lt Allen Tupper Brown dies in Italian tank action
War department reports Lt. Allen Tupper Brown son of Mrs. George C. Marshall was killed in a tank action near Campoleone Italy yesterday. He leaves a wife Madge Shedden of New York City and a two year old son. His mother married General Marshall in 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Allen Tupper Brown
George C. Marshall
Army
Campoleone
Italy
War Department
Brown
Madge Shedden
New York City
General Marshall
Southerners Fight FEPC Fight in Senate Clash
Southerners aim to kill the presidents Fair Employment Practices Committee as the Senate debate intensifies. FEPC critics claim it stirs racial strife while reports show blacks face most discrimination in war work and religious groups, mainly Jews, are also affected. Malcolm Ross defends FEPC as limited to war industries and complaint driven with no authority over public accommodations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
George Zielke
Washington
President's Fair Employment Practices Committee
FEPC
House
Senate
Malcolm Ross
Ross
War Production Boarde
War Manpower Commission
Roosevelt
Demands Use of New Safer Life Rafts
Rep Harness calls for a thorough investigation of life raft procurement for the Navy and Merchant Marine amid claims of irregularities. He cites a stockpile of steel rafts praised as superior while noting recent orders for 1,400 wooden rafts and alleged pressure against the Globe American steel design. He notes steel raft cost around 1,180 dollars versus about 1,200 for wooden alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harness
R-Ind
Navy
Coast Guard
Maritime Commission
Globe American Corporation
Kokomo
Ind
Denwe Pe
Globe
Oklahoma War Losses Rising in State Casualties
The Daily Oklahoman reports Oklahoma total war casualties since January 1 reach 1 576 across fronts. State army casualties include 259 killed, 687 wounded, 410 not specified, 89 prisoners. Navy and Marines tally 34 killed, 45 wounded, 49 missing, 3 prisoners. Federal Judge Evan D Evans of Chicago comments on government power amid war talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Daily
Oklahoman
Navy
Marines
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Pontine
Fifth Army
Signal Corps
State
Congress
Harry Miller
PFC
East Central Grad
Elmer Kirkpatrick
Putnam City
Earlsboro
Tulsa County
Skintook
Leonard
Bixby
Naval Aviation
Evan D. Evans
Chicago
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